In addition to his acting prowess and spot-on comic timing, Henry Winkler has achieved success as a popular children’s book author and program producer. Winkler, who is best remembered for playing Arthur “Fonzie” Fonzarelli on the hit sitcom Happy Days, took care to avoid being typecast in subsequent parts and went on to win multiple honors.
The 76-year-old actor has been in a number of classic television programs, including Arrested Development, Parks and Recreation, and even won an Emmy for his performance in the HBO dark comedy Barry. He would soon advance to the position of producer for the popular action show Macgyver. While all of this fame may look like diamonds and gold, it wasn’t particularly simple for the celebrity who had dyslexia his whole childhood.
One can only imagine how tough it must have been for Winkler to overcome the expectation that actors read and remember lines. With the exception of these hardships, he has a tranquil and contented existence with his 3 kids, his longtime wife Stacey Weitzman, and other family members. He took care to avoid making the same mistakes his parents did with him when he was parenting his children.
The celebrity from Manhattan had a lot of difficulty in school and was thus scolded by his parents, who were unaware of his learning issue. He could feel uncomfortable and worried because of the problems that might result from this. Due to his declining grades as a youngster, his parents would frequently reprimand him harshly, further straining their already strained relationship.
They were frequently harsh in their criticism. They treated him like a dumb puppy and called him Dumm Hund, said Winkler of his parents’ behavior. When he was 31, he understood the cause of his problems and made a commitment not to make the same errors as his parents.
Every night before he went to sleep as a youngster, he used to imagine himself as his parents’ opposite. He didn’t believe he would ever hit his kids, but when he was younger, he had hands, a hairbrush. He can recall eating breakfast. He pressed his ear on the cereal bowl to hear the “snap, crackle, and pop.” His mom lost it and started chasing him around the table. He was only listening at the time. How bad that was, he said.
He mentioned aiding his youngest son, Max, in an interview, and Max later confessed that he had once loved him “too much.” Henry said he would do it all over again, adding that the alternative is abhorrent. His parents were really strict. Not only rigid but they didn’t care about those who weren’t like them or how it affected their lives. He made sure to nurture his children the way he desired to be nurtured himself after going through so much as a child.
